Washington, Sep 9 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said there is an opportunity to develop a roadmap within the next few weeks to restart negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, following substantive contacts in Kyiv and Moscow.Rubio offered a guarded assessment of the diplomatic effort…
Colombo, Sep 9 — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday handed over spares and equipment to Sri Lanka during a deck reception organised onboard INS Udaygiri at the Colombo port here."Attended the deck reception organised onboard INS Udaygiri at Colombo port during my visit to Sri Lanka. Was…
Kathmandu, Sep 9 — Relief and rescue items, including materials for tunnel rescue and forensic supplies, sent by India were handed over to Mahabir Pun, Nepal's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, on Wednesday."The 8th Indian flight with relief and rescue items, including materials for…
Rome, Sep 9 — Indian Navy sail training ship INS Sudarshini’s port call at Livorno is a significant moment in India-Italy maritime partnership, the Embassy of Italy said on Wednesday.“Strengthening India–Italy Maritime Partnership! The port call of Indian Navy sailing ship, INS Sudarshini at…
Dhaka, Sep 9 — India and Bangladesh on Wednesday discussed ways to enhance defence cooperation and deepen engagement between their armed forces. The talks were held between India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi and Advisor to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister for the Ministry of Defence…
Kathmandu, Sep 9 — On August 26, a glacier tore loose above the Nepal-Tibet border and sent a wall of ice, rock and water crashing down the Bhote Koshi valley. Within days, Nepal had counted over 1300 people dead and thousands still missing. China, governing the villages on the other side of the…
Washington, Sep 9 — The United States and China are identifying non-sensitive goods that could be traded on a more balanced basis, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said, outlining a mechanism intended to reshape commerce between the world’s two largest economies.“One of the things that we…
Washington, Sep 9 — The United States on Wednesday sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language platform accused of operating a vast illicit marketplace that supports cyber scams, financial fraud and money laundering targeting Americans.The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
Washington, Sep 9 — The US Navy will deploy its first shore-based advanced nuclear microreactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane in Indiana by September 2028, providing the defence installation with continuous power independent of the commercial electricity grid.The Micro Modular Reactor will also be…
Quetta, Sep 9 — Another three civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, leading human rights organisations alleged on Wednesday.This latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the…
New Delhi, Sep 9 — Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s return home and her future there have been the subject of speculations and deductions, issues that have subsequently been addressed by those concerned, as reported in a section of the media. Dhaka has been insisting that India…
Stockholm, Sep 9 — With its expanding membership, BRICS could give greater weight to India’s preferred principles of strategic autonomy, multipolarity, sovereign equality, reformed multilateralism and stronger representation for the developing world. India, however, does not seek to replace the…
Dhaka, Sep 9 — As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, three more children died from symptoms of the disease on Wednesday, pushing the overall death toll to 1002 this year, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were…
Quetta, Sep 9 — Human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Wednesday accused Pakistani authorities of subjecting its leaders to “faceless proceedings”, while their bail applications continue to face prolonged and unexplained delays despite their ongoing strike.The rights body also…
Kuwait, Sep 9 — Aseem Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on Wednesday met Kuwait's Assistant Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs Tahani Rashid Al-Nasser, holding discussions on a wide range of areas of cooperation to further deepen the strategic…
Belgrade, Sep 9 — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday signed a decree dissolving parliament and called snap parliamentary elections for October 25.Vucic made the announcement in a televised address at noon, saying the decision was aimed at easing prolonged political tensions and giving…
Islamabad, Sep 9 — Pakistani military, instead of directly overthrowing governments, has increased its influence in governance and policies through constitutional amendments, laws, institutional appointments and political engineering, a report has detailed. Writing in The Global Kashmir, Ali…
London, Sep 9 — The recent flooding disaster showcases Chinese authorities' increasing use of 'Clean Internet 2026', the latest version of a campaign being conducted by the Ministry of Public Security for a long time that criminalises anything considered false information by officials, including…
Islamabad, Sep 9 — The collapse of a more than 100-year-old Hindu temple in Narowal in Pakistan's Punjab province has sparked concerns among minority communities in the country, who have highlighted earlier incidents where heritage sites suffered damage under conflicting accounts, a report has…
Colombo, Sep 9 — Defence Minister Rajanth Singh visited the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo on Wednesday during his ongoing official visit to Sri Lanka.“I had the privilege of visiting the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo and seek divine blessings of Lord Buddha. In a rapidly changing global…
New Delhi, Sep 9 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday, with discussions focusing on developments related to Ukraine, the Gulf, Indo-Pacific and the United Nations. Following the phone call, EAM…